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September 6th - 7th 2014 - North Shore
Open, North Shore.
Hosted by the North Shore Chess Club. Venue: National Chess
Centre, St Paul's Church, 100b Victoria Rd, Devonport, North Shore,
Auckland. 5-round Swiss in two grades: the B-grade is restricted to
players under 1800 on the July NZCF standard rating list. Both
tournaments will be nationally rated and are therefore open only to
NZCF-registered players; unregistered players may register at the
tournament before round 1 ($20). The Open will also be FIDE-rated. Time
control: 40 moves in 80 minutes plus 10 minutes to finish the
game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1. Entry
fees: Open $50 (GMs and IMs free); B-grade $40. Prizefund:
Open: 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200, 4th $150 (with grading totalling
$200); B-grade: 1st $240, 2nd $160, 3rd $120, 4th $80 (with grading
prizes totalling $300). Schedule: Sat 6th September, players'
meeting 9am, rd 1 9:20am, rd 2 2pm, rd 3 6:40 pm; Sun 7th September, rd
4 9:20am, rd 5 2pm. Prizegiving when games have finished. A half-point
bye may be taken in any one of the first three rounds, if claimed at the
time of entry. Junior Tournament:
There will be a separate one-day junior rapid tournament on Saturday 6th
restricted to players under the age of 12 on 1st January 2014 and with a
current NZCF rapid rating below 1200. The junior event will have 5
rounds starting at approximately 9:15am, 10:40am, 12:05pm, 2:00pm and
3:30pm with a time control of 30 minutes plus 5 seconds per move. No
half-point byes available. Entry fee for the junior event: $25. Prizes:
1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $70 (grading/age prizes totalling $150). Contact:
The Secretary, North Shore Chess Club, PO Box 33-587, Takapuna, North
Shore City 0740; e-mail pstuart@xtra.co.nz.
This event is a Poison Pawn Grand Prix Class 1 event and a
Yulgilbar Think Big Oceania Grand Prix event.